New York: Viking, 2016. 490pp., ontro., illustrations, notes, index. In her groundbreaking bestselling history of the class system in America, Nancy Isenberg, co-author of The Problem of Democracy, takes on our comforting myths about equality, uncovering the crucial legacy of the ever-present, always embarrassing -- if occasionally entertaining -- poor... More

New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988. 236 pp., maps. The first account of travel in Chinese Turkistan, closed to foreigners since 1949, shows a world where bureaucratic hazards often loom larger than geographical ones. "From the beginning, it was a silly idea. This, of course, I liked.."More

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2000. 92 pp., chronologies, biblio., index. Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Foucault's life and ideas, and explains their influence on mans struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Foucaults writings; a brief list of suggested reading... More

New York: Anchor / Doubleday, 1994. 491 pp., note, abbreviations, index. A startling look at one of this century's most influential philosophers, the book chronicles every stage of Foucault's personal and professional odyssey, from his early interest in dreams to his final preoccupation with sexuality and the nature of personal identity.More

New York: The New Press, 2006. xviii + 213 pp., introduction by John Rajchman. In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the world's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault, were invited by Dutch philosopher Fons... More